Project Pedestrian

Tag: Pedestrian

  • Tasha Alexson – Pedestrian

    Tasha Alexson – Pedestrian

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    Mark Wihak
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    I met Tash a couple years ago when she took an introductory filmmaking course I was teaching. In that class she made a lovely short film that really captured the sense of a flâneuse, a woman exploring a city on foot. When I started working on Project Pedestrian, I knew Tash was one of the…

  • Shawn Micallef – Pedestrian

    Shawn Micallef – Pedestrian

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    Mark Wihak
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    I had the pleasure of talking with Shawn Micallef about his book Stroll, Spacing magazine, and walking in Toronto. Shawn and I also recorded a walk in the neighbourhood around Dufferin Grove Park in Toronto, an area familiar to both of us. Shawn lives south of Dufferin Grove Park, and I lived near the intersection…

  • Walkable cities

    Walkable cities

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    Mark Wihak
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    The American Geographical Society published a story on the world’s most walkable cities, and the winner is Milan, Italy! Two cities Project Pedestrian has spent extensive time in, Lyon, France (5) and Genoa, Italy (9), are in the top ten and we can understand why, we loved walking in them. 45 of the world’s 50…

  • Lyon: A city designed for pedestrians

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    Mark Wihak
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    I started work on Project Pedestrian in March 2025 in a city I’d never been before: Lyon, France. I didn’t know much about Lyon before going there and that was the point. Walking is a good way to get to know a place, and I wanted to learn about Lyon by walking in it. It…